Legislation

Long-awaited legislation to deliver new environmental regulator and legally binding green targets

Long-awaited legislation expected to be published shortly, as government puts environment and climate change concerns centre stage in Queen's Speech

The long-awaited Environment Bill is expected to set out details of UK's post-Brexit green regulatory regime - and sources expect a 'thundering big bill'

Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd's speech this week to the Aldersgate Group - in full

Ambitious legislation is needed to prevent failure of 25 Year Environment Plan, waste industry warns

Nigel Harvey, boss at recycling compliance operator Recolight, arrested in bid to highlight scale of climate emergency

The Future Homes Standard could be a game-changer for green buildings or it could be a drag on climate action - it is understandable that councils and business leaders are worried

STA research reveals more than half of local authorities require developers to outperform building regulations set by Westminster, amid concerns government will remove crucial powers

Government wants to remove local authorities' power to set building regulations higher than Westminster, a move which would force many councils to row back on climate ambition

Plans to withdraw local authorities' ability to set tighter building standards than Westminster could derail London's plans to become a Zero Carbon City